Corn pad and blank therefor



Dec. 22, 1959 M. R. LEVlTT CORN PAD AND BLANK THEREFOR Filed Nov. 27,1957 21: 22" mam/V K. 467/77 CORN PAD AND BLANK THEREFOR ApplicationNovember 27, 1957, Serial No. 699,339

Claims. (Cl. 12881) This invention relates to improvements in a corn padand a blank therefor, and more particularly to a pad for the alleviationor removal of pressure from a corn or similar afliiction of the foot,particularly on a terminal toe of the foot, and a simplified form ofblank from which said pad may be economically formed, although thedevice may be usable satisfactorily in other locations or in associationwith other toes of the foot, as will be apparent to one skilled in theart.

In the past, many and various types of 'corn, callous and similarcorrective pads have been developed, but in most instances of which I amaware, such pads were maintained attached to the foot of the user bymeans of adhesive material which, under certain circumstances, isaggravating to the skin of a user. In some instances, pads were madewith toe loops attached for securing t..em to the foot of the user, butin every instance of which I am aware, the toe loops did not provide aneven and comfortable fit such as to 'not only attach the pad intimatelyto the foot, but restrain the'pad against shifting its position duringuse. In addition, it may be stated that formerly known pads of thistype, especially those provided with a toe loop, were not made aseconomically as desired both as to the actual assembly of the pad andalso as to the cost of material consistent with the long life desired ofthe pad.

With the foregoing in mind, it is an important object of the instantinvention to provide a pad'for the alleviation of corns and the likewhich is highly desirable for use on a terminal toe of the foot, andwhich is maintained stably in position by a toe loop.

Also an objectof this invention is to provide a pad for the alleviationof corns and the like which comprises a cushioning body portion with atoe loop disposed atan oblique angle thereto 50 as to intimately lieagainst a toe of the foot with the junction of the toe loop parallelingthe space between adjacent toes.

Another feature of the instant invention resides in the provision of afoot corrective pad having a toe loop ex tending from the cushioningbody portion at an angle, with an auxiliary corrective pad'carried bythe toe loop and extending at an angle thereto in position to parallelthe confronting sides of adjacent toes.

. A further object of the instant invention is the provision of a simpleand economical form of blank or pattern from which a foot corrective padmay be shaped.

Still a further object of the instant invention resides in. theprovision of a foot corrective pad made from a blank. orpatternconsisting merely of a pair of opposed crescent. shapedbodyportions connected at adjacent ends only by a relatively narrow. andintegral neck which ultimately forms a toe loop when the body portionsare superposed and secured together.

A further feature of the instant invention resides in the provision of acorn or callus corrective pad made from a blank of material havingcrescent shaped body portions at each end thereof connected adjacentside ends only of 2,918,057 Patented Dec. 22, 19 59 the body portions bya relatively narrow neck, with an auxiliary pad carried by said neck andprojecting mainly from the neck on the same side as the free portions ofthe body parts.

While some of the more salient features, characteristics and advantagesof the instant invention have been above pointed out, others will becomeapparent from the following disclosures, taken in conjunction with'theaccompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a fragmentary and diagrammaticillustration of a human foot showing the same provided with a footcorrective pad embodying principles of the instant invention;

Fig. 2 is a greatly enlarged top plan view of the blank or pattern fro-mwhich the pad of Fig. 1 is shaped, indicating the shaping of thefinished pad in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a view similar in character to Fig. l, but illus trating thefoot equipped with a slightly different form of corrective padalsoembodying principles of the instant invention; and i Fig. 4 is anenlarged top plan view of the blank or pattern from which the pad ofFig. 3 is shaped, again indicating in dotted lines the forming of thecomplete pad from the blank.

As shown on the drawings:

With reference now to Figs. 1' and 2, it will be seen that the firstillustrated embodiment of the instant invention is shown in operativeposition on a human foot 1, the corrective pad being generally indicatedby numeral 2, and associated with a terminal toe 3, in t is instance theterminal toe being the fifth or small toe of the foot; Itwill beunderstood, of course, that making the correc: tive pad slightly largerin size will enable the same to be used in similar manner on the firsttoe of the foot, and obviously in case it is desired, the corrective padmay be attached to substantially any toe of the foot.

The pad is preferably made of any suitable cushioning material, such asfelt or equivalent fabric, ora foam material such as foam latex,polyurethane foam, polyvinyl chloride foam, or an equivalent natural orchemical material. Also preferably, if the pad is made of a foamcushioning material, the foam structure has intercommunicating cellstherethrough, so that the pad may breathe upon pressure contact andremoval by articles of apparel. In the illustrated instance, I haveselected a foam material, either foam latex or a chemical foam, and thismaterial is preferably covered with a thin sheet of plastic material ora slick-surfaced fabric, so as to avoid any binding or snagging of thepad when stockings or the like are put on. The slick cover is perforatedas indicated at 4 in numerous locations, if so desired.

With reference now to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the Q blank orpattern from which the pad is shaped comprises a pair of opp sedcrescent-shaped or generally hook shaped body parts 5 and 6 disposedwith concave edges confronting each other. These body parts areintegrally con.- nected by a relatively narrow neck 7'joining adjacentside ends only of the body parts.

In shaping the blank into the finished pad, it is a simple expedient tomove the crescent-shaped body portions along arcuate lines as indicatedby the dash-dot lines 8 and 5 until the body parts are superposed. Thebody parts may then be secured together in face-to-face relationship inany suitable manner, such as by the use of a 'cementi tious material, orif the entire pad is made of a fabric such as felt, the body parts maybe stitched together.

The swinging and superposing of the body parts causes the neck 7 to forma toe loop which is partially within substantially the plane of thesuperposed body parts, withobliquely when -a-toe is engaged through theloop, and the portion 10 of the toe loop will then parallel theconfronting edges of adjacent toes so as to iniimately and fia lyoverlie the received toe. Thus, the pad is held firmly and comfortablyin position and will retain that position during use. Where a foammaterial is utilized, the slick cover is of course on the outer face ofthe pad and preferably the naked foam material itself is in contact withthe skin of the foot, so that the benefit of the soft clinging action ofthe foam is obtained to further augment the stability of the pad andlessen the possibility of its shifting during use.

In Fig. l, the pad is illustrated as alleviating or removingpress'urefrom a corn on the outside of the fifth toe, and the corn or otheraffliction would be atleast partially received in the concave or inneredges of the superposed body parts with the composite body part of thepad overlying healthy tissue at the point of 'maximum width of the footso that shoe pressure will be maintained entirely off the affliction.

. In Fig. 3, I have illustrate'da slightly different form of the instantinvention generally indicated by numeral 11, showing the same disposedon the same foot 1 and the same terminal toe 3. Again, it will beunderstood that if the pad is made in a larger size, it will fit insimilar disposition over the first terminal or large toe of the foot,and again it will be understood that it may be applied to any othertoeshould circumstances warrant.

..In this form of the invention, the blank or pattern is shown in Fig. 4as comprising the same crescent-shaped body parts 5 and 6 connected bythe same neck 7. However, the neck carries an auxiliary or secondary pad12 preferably integral with the neck portion. This pad 12 as, seen inFig. 4 extends more from the side of the neck in the direction of thefree portions of the body parts 5 and 6 than it does on the oppositeside of the neck. The auxiliary pad may be provided with a suitableaffliction-receiving aperture 13 therein if so desired, and in mostinstances the provision of the aperture is preferable. On the oppositeside of the neck 7, the auxiliary pad has an arcuate notched edge 14.

Now when the pad is formed from the blank by moving the body portions 5and 6 along the arcuate paths indicated by the dash-dot lines 8 and 9,as above explained, the neck 7 forms a toe loop just as above explained,but the auxiliary pad 12 will project sharply away from the closed endof the toe loop, as indicated-by dotted lines in Fig. 4. Accordingly,when the finished pad is attached to a toe such as the fifth toe of thefoot, as shown in Fig. 3, the toe loop will extend at an oblique anglefrom the superposed body. parts 5 and 6, and the auxiliary pad 12 willextend at an angle to the toe loop so as to parallel the confrontingsides of adjacent toes. Thus, the auxiliary pad will be disposed in acomfortable position directly between the adjacent toes, the loop 7 willpass obliquely, over the upperand lower faces of the ,toe, and thesuperposed body parts 5 and 6 will be disposed adjacent the widest partof the foot and adjacent the. fifth metatarsal head, whereby there is asmooth, snug and comfortable fit over ,a terminal toe with the padpositively retained in its desired position. This fit of the pad isenhanced by virtue of the concave edge 14 on the auxiliarypad12, whichengages intimately over the web between the fourth and fifth toes of thefoot, as illustr'atediiiFigS. H

This embodiment of the instant inventionnotonly alleviates a corn or"similarfaffiict'ion on the outer side of the toe 3, but also alleviatesa corn or similar a'ffiiction between that toe ar'rdthe next adjacenttoe, which affiiction is received in the aperture 13 of the a'uxilfarypad, and it makes no difference whether theaffiiction is actually on theouter side of the fourth toe or the inner side of thefifth toe It willbe understood that afilictionsmay be similarly relieved by the pad withthe toe loop over the first toe of the foot, or with the toe loop overanother toe of the foot, in which latter instance either the compositebody or the auxiliary pad could be on the upper surface of a toe, whilethe other would be underneath that toe.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that I have provided a simple,economical, and highly effective pad for the alleviation of corns andsimilar afiiictions, as well as a plurality of afilictions at the sametime, and which pad may facilely and economically be shaped from asimple form of blank or pattern. I

It will be understood that modifications and variations may be effectedwithout departing from the scope of the novel concepts of the presentinvention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A blank for a foot corrective pad comprising a pair of spacedgenerally hook shaped and confronting body parts, and a relativelynarrow neck connecting said body parts.

2. A blankfor a foot corrective pad comprising a pair of spacedgenerally hook shaped body parts, and a relatively narrow neckconnecting said body parts, said neck connecting like ends of the bodyparts and extending along one side of the blank only.

3. A blank for a foot corrective pad comprising a pair of spacedgenerally hook shaped and confronting body parts, and a relativelynarrow neck connecting said body parts, and and auxiliary pad portioncarried by said neck intermediate the ends thereof. 4. A blank for afoot corrective pad comprising a pair of spaced generally hook shapedbody parts, and a relatively narrow neck connecting said body parts atlike ends, and an auxiliary pad portion carried by said neckintermediate the ends thereof, and extending away from said neck on thesame side thereof as the free portions of said body parts.

5. A blank for a foot corrective pad comprising a relatively narrow neckmerging integrally at each end in a generally hook shaped body partextending to one side of said neck with its concave edge confronting theconcave edge of the other body part.

6. A foot corrective pad comprising a pair of generally hook shaped bodyparts superposed and secured together with their concave edges inward,and a neck connecting said body parts and forming an obliquely extendingtoe loop.

7., A foot corrective pad comprising a pair of generally hook shapedbody parts superposed and secured together with their concave edgesinward, and a neck connecting said body parts and forming a toe loop,said toe loop being connected to side ends only of said body parts andextending away from the body parts obliquely when engaged overa terminaltoe.

8. A foot corrective pad comprising a pair of generally hook shaped bodyparts superposed and secured together with theirconcave edges inward,and a neck connecting saidvbody parts and forming a toe loop, and anauxiliary pad carried by said toe loop circumferentially spaced from thesuperposed body parts.

9. A foot corrective pad comprising a pair of generally hook shaped bodyparts superposed and secured together with their concave edges inward,and a neck connecting said body parts at like ends thereof and formingan obliquely extending toe loop, and an auxiliary pad carried by saidtoe loop circumferentially spaced from the superposed body parts, saidauxiliary pad having the longer part thereof extending from the side oftoe loop opposite the body parts for disposition adjacent anotheraffliction than that alleviated by said body parts.

10. A foot corrective pad comprising a pair of generally hook shapedbody parts superposed and secured together with their concave edgesinward, and a neck connecting said body parts at like ends thereof andforming an obliquely extending toe loop, and an auxiliary pad carried bysaid toe loop circumferentially spaced from the 5 6 superposed bodyparts, said auxiliary pad having the References Cited in the file ofthis patent longer part thereof extending from the side of toe loopUNn-ED STATES PATENTS opposite the body parts, said auxiliary pad havingan affiiction receiving aperture in said longer part and having 891145Buer 1908 an arcuate concave edge on the opposite side of the toe171L166 Dlgate June 1955 loop. 5 2,797,686 Crawford July 2, 1957

